"George W. Bush could succeed where Osama bin Laden failed in provoking a clash of civilizations between Islam and the West by launching a 'pre-emptive' attack on Iraq." These are some of the concluding words of Dilip Hiro in his latest book "Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm."

It may have been the largest gathering of ex cons in the country. Over 600 people packed into the St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Baltimore on Monday. It would have made the legendary anti-war and anti-nuclear activist Philip Berrigan proud. It was at his funeral.

Longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear activist Philip Berrigan died Friday, Dec. 6 at Jonah House, a community he co-founded in 1973, surrounded by family and friends. He died two months after being diagnosed with liver and kidney cancer, and one month after deciding to discontinue chemotherapy. Approximately 30 close friends and fellow peace activists gathered for the ceremony of last rites on November 30, to celebrate his life and anoint him...

The war hawks in Washington are ratcheting up their campaign to build public support for its war on Iraq. At a time when polls suggest a decline in public enthusiasm for a war on Iraq, a new group has formed.

He has been one of the nation’s leading anti-war and anti-nuclear activists for over 35 years. He was the first U.S. Catholic priest to be jailed for political reasons and he was among the nation’s first priests to participate in the Freedom Rides in the early 1960s. And he helped found the Plowshares movement which took literally a line in the Book of Isaiah that calls for swords to be beaten into plowshares. He has spent over 10...